Sam Young

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Ireland. Brought to notice in England in 1818. Fruits have firm, rather tough, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Irish Russet, Irlandischer Rothling, Irlandischer Rotling

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
small-medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Flat ^b

Height
42.50 mm ^b

Width
54.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
absent ^b

Ground Colour
Yellow ^b

Over Colour
Orange ^b

Russet
high-very high ^b

Greasiness
Weak ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^b

Accession No.
1933 - 012   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Sam Young

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register